The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has found itself embroiled in a rather odd situation involving polygraph tests. In April, it confirmed to NPR that it was using these tests to catch personnel ...

A recent polygraph test taken in Orange County, Calif., has brought the validity of polygraphs — also called “lie detector tests” — into question. Even though some police departments and ...

Roy Moore “likely failed” a December 2017 polygraph he took in an effort to clear his name from accusations made against him by women during the Senate race that year, according to a lawsuit filing ...

Can a lie detector be made more honest? Yes, according to tech company Converus, if the human element is removed from the test administration process. It’s been 100 years since the invention of the ...

When you think of polygraph examinations, crime comes to mind. But the tests are being used to fish out potential cheaters in a Connecticut-based bluefish tournament. Stream Connecticut News for free, ...

The polygraph test has been used for some time for things like interrogating suspects and screening government employees and police officers, but the exact science behind the polygraph is not so ...

Federal agencies have stepped up their efforts over the past few weeks to find potential leakers, and some — like the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense — are ...

Alex Murdaugh failed a polygraph test administered as part of the plea agreement for the disgraced former attorney’s raft of financial crimes, violating the deal, which required his truthfulness, ...

A Dayton police reform group wants the polygraph test administered to police candidates to be used specifically to try to winnow out racists and white supremacists, as well as authoritarians. The ...

Utah could soon ban government officials from asking alleged sexual assault victims to undergo a polygraph test — joining a growing list of states that bar the practice. Rep. Angela Romero, D-Salt ...